The Data Analysis Techniques of the Research
Table 4.1. Target Needs: Goals.
Questions Items
F What is your
main goal of studying
English? a. To be able to communicate using English Language.
33 94.2
b. to get successful in English National Examination 19
54.2 c. To support my hobby in reading or watching English
language movies 29
82.2 d. To get equipped with sufficient English ability for
future job 30
85.7 e. Etc
In terms of students’ goal, they are allowed to choose more than one item. Table 4.1 shows that 94.2 of total respondents state that their goal of learning
English is to be able to communicate using English language. Then, 30 out of 35 students 85.7 state that their goal is to get equipped with sufficient English
ability for future job. Then, the third choice is to support their hobby in reading or watching English language movies 88.2. So, the conclusion is that the students
want to learn English because they want to communicate well.
2 Necessities
The term necessities is related to what the learners should know or achieve in order to function effectively in the target situation. In this study, the results of
students’ necessities are presented below.
Table 4.2. Target Needs: Necessities.
Questions Items
F I think
listening activity in
English Language
learning is... a. Very important
30 85.7
b. Important 5
14.5 c. Quite important
d. Not important
According to the table above, 30 out of 35 students 85.7 claim that having listening activities is very important. This suggests that developing listening
materials is necessary for the students.
Table 4.3. Target Needs: Necessities.
Questions Items
F I think,
listening activity will
be very useful for...
a. Developing my English pronunciation 10
28.5 b. Helping me to sharpen my ability to
understand what the speaker say 17
48.5 c. Helping me to enrich my vocabulary
5 14.5
d. Helping me to learn grammar indirectly 3
8.5 e. Etc
According to Table 4.3, 48.5 of the students state that listening activities are useful to help them understand the content of what the speaker says. Then, 10
out of 35 students 28.5 state that listening activities are important to help the students improve their pronunciation.
Table 4.4. Target Needs: Necessities.
Questions Items
F Language
activity that I will
occasionally use isare...
a. Using different kinds of expressions such as asking, greeting, inviting, apologizing, and
so on 30
85.7
b. Describing something person, place 32
91.4 c. Telling people about past event
12 34.2
d. Etc
In terms of the language activities, students are allowed to choose more than one item. Table 4.4 shows that 91.4 of the students agree that they often describe
something such as things, person, or places. Then, there are 30 out of 35 students 85.7 who state that they often use different kinds of expressions such as asking,
inviting, and so on.
Table 4.5. Target Needs: Lacks.
Questions Items
F So far, my
English proficiency is
at the level
of… a. Beginner, being able to communicate in daily
life context b. Intermediate, being able to communicate in
any kind of discourse 35
100 c. Advanced, being able to communicate in
English in any discourse fluently and accurately
The first question of students ’ lacks is presented in Table 4.5 above. The
question was used to know the current level of students’ English proficiency. The
Table above presents that the proficiency level of all students of grade VIII of SMPN 14 Yogyakarta is in intermediate level. However, based on the observation
done by the researcher, there are some problems which indicate that students are in the beginner level.
Table 4.6. Target Needs: Lacks.
Questions Items
F So far, my
listening ability is at the
level... a. Beginner, being able to understand text
which is very slow, carefully spoken, and has long pauses.
13 37.1
b. Intermediate, being able to understand the main points of text which close to the daily
life. The provided text are clearly spoken. 22
62.8
c. Advanced, being able to understand any kind of spoken language which is fast.
The second question of students ’ lacks is to know the current level of the
students ’ listening ability. Table 4.6 presents that the proficiency level of most
students of grade VIII of SMPN 14 Yogyakarta is in intermediate level 62.8. Then, 13 out of 35 students 37.1 state that they are in the beginner level.
Although most of the students state that they are in intermediate level, however there are some problems found during the observation which had been described in
Chapter I of this study. It means that there are quite many students who need to improve their listening skill.